10. Salt

Steve Ruark, Baltimore Sun

When it opened back in 2006, Jason Ambrose's Upper Fells Point restaurant led the pack of chef-driven, neighborhood-based, menu-rotating, Philadelphia-style restaurants. A stint in Salt's kitchen has become a standard resume builder, and duck-fat fries march through our dreams.

When it opened back in 2006, Jason Ambrose's Upper Fells Point restaurant led the pack of chef-driven, neighborhood-based, menu-rotating, Philadelphia-style restaurants. A stint in Salt's kitchen has become a standard resume builder, and duck-fat fries march through our dreams.